12 minutes agoAuthor: Virendra Mishra
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Juhi Chawla turns 57 today. The actress entered the industry in 1986 with the film 'Sultanat'. Juhi, who has worked in more than 100 films in a career spanning 38 years, does brand endorsements along with acting. She also runs her own business. Juhi is also the owner of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL. Juhi has bought this team along with Shahrukh Khan. According to Hurun Rich List 2024, Juhi Chawla is at number one among the top 5 richest actresses of India. He has total assets worth Rs 4600 crore.
To know the unheard stories related to Juhi Chawla's life, we spoke to director Vivek Sharma on her birthday. Know what Vivek Sharma said about Juhi Chawla in his own words…
Vivek Sharma – Director
Juhi became popular as mother
I was a junior assistant director in Juhi Chawla's films 'Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke' and 'Najayaz'. I saw there that she is such a celebrity who talks to everyone very lovingly. I had taken an autograph for a boy from my hometown Jabalpur. He gave autograph after stopping the lift. From then onwards a very loving relationship was formed between us. After this we worked in the film 'Gentleman'. It was shot in the South. Southerners pronounce 'H' as 'ग' in Tamil. He used to call Juhi as Jugi Amma. From there I also started calling her Juhi Maa.
Shahrukh Khan also started calling Juhi Maa
When I started calling Juhi Maa, gradually this news spread in the entire unit. During the shooting of 'Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani', Shahrukh Khan and the film's director Aziz Mirza also started calling Juhi Maa. She often used to say that Vivek gave a new name, you all started teasing her. I have seen many people changing with time, but Juhi is the only actress in the industry whose behavior never changed. She is down to earth.
Slapped Shahrukh in anger
During the shooting of the film 'Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani', the action master of the film was filming an action scene. Shahrukh Khan was very excited about this action scene. A fireball comes out during the action sequence. Juhi was not aware of this. When the ball of fire came out of the boom, Juhi Chawla got scared and in anger even slapped Shahrukh Khan and left the shooting and went in the vanity van.
Shahrukh felt that Juhi was angry because of his mistake, so he himself went and convinced Juhi and brought her back. Whereas there was no fault of Shahrukh Khan in this. Juhi felt that Shahrukh knew everything and he did not tell.
Also a classical singer
Very few people know that Juhi Chawla is a classical singer. He learned classical music from Padmini Kolhapuri's father Pandharinath Kolhapuri Maharaj. I have also learned classical music from Gwalior Gharana. Whenever I used to go to Juhi ji's house, she used to sit with the tanpura and ask me to tune it. She used to tell me that your voice was getting lost. Has performed on stage. I made him sing 'Chalo Jaane Do' for the first time in 'Bhootnath'.
can't stand hunger
They cannot tolerate hunger. He was hungry during the shooting of the song 'Lal Lal Liphon Par' from the film 'Najayaz'. Dance director Raju Khan did not take lunch break. He himself was drinking soup in front of Juhi Chawla. Juhi was staring at him and tears started flowing from her eyes. Raju got nervous and asked what happened Juhi? Juhi said- You are drinking soup and I am very hungry. After this the shooting was stopped and food was brought for Juhi.
fight with aamir khan
Aamir Khan keeps having a lot of fun while shooting films. Once, during the shooting of the film 'Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke', he jokingly pushed Juhi Chawla. Juhi fell into the water. Juhi was angry with this action of Aamir and did not talk to him for a long time.
Let us tell you that even before this, Aamir had done such a prank with Juhi. During the shooting of the film 'Tum Mere Ho', Aamir put a snake in Juhi's hand and started trying to get close to her. Seeing this, Juhi got scared and started running on the set. The limit was reached when Aamir joked with Juhi on the sets of the film 'Ishq'.
During the shooting of the song 'Ankhiyaan Tu Mila Le Raja', Aamir went to Juhi and told her that he knows astrology and can see her hand. Juhi believed Aamir's words and as soon as she placed her hand in front of Aamir, he spit on his hand. Juhi became very angry with this and started crying. After this Juhi did not talk to Aamir Khan for 5 years.
Became assistant director during shooting
One day during the shooting of 'Bhoothnath', Juhi Chawla was not shooting. She suddenly came to the shooting. She said, I will clap. He gave the clap in two-three shots. Later he told that till date all the films in which he has given clap on his own free will have been bumper hits. Before 'Bhootnath', she had given clap in 'Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke' and 'Ishq'.
maintains her own dignity
Juhi has given very good upbringing to her children. She understands the importance of family values very well. His children (son Arjun Mehta and daughter Janhvi Mehta) are not filmy at all. Very down to earth. Juhi ji herself maintains her dignity. She never makes reels like other Bollywood actresses. He has never done item numbers in films. Never goes out with her daughter. She says that no one should know that my daughter's height is more than me.
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Juhi is the richest among the top 5 actresses of India
According to Hurun Rich List 2024, Juhi Chawla is at number one among the top 5 richest actresses of India. Juhi has total assets worth Rs 4600 crore. According to the list, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is at second place. Who is the owner of property worth Rs 850 crores. At third place is Priyanka Chopra, owner of around Rs 650 crores. Alia Bhatt is in fourth place and is worth Rs 550 crore. At fifth place is Deepika Padukone, who is the owner of Rs 500 crore.
Has also produced films with Shahrukh Khan
Juhi Chawla founded Dreamz Unlimited along with Shahrukh Khan and director Aziz Mirza. Juhi Chawla has produced 'Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani', 'Ashoka' and 'Chalte Chalte' under the banner of Dreamz Unlimited.
A mountain of sorrows had fallen at the peak of his career
On one hand, Juhi was standing at a high position in her career, while on the other hand, her personal life was full of ups and downs. In 1998, when Juhi was busy shooting for the film 'Duplicate', her mother died in an accident. After this his father also died after a long illness. In 2010, his brother Bobby went into coma after suffering a stroke and he also died on March 9 in 2014.
During the shooting of the film, the neck could have been cut by the train.
Juhi Chawla had escaped a major accident during the shooting of the film 'Arjun Pandit'. This was revealed by Juhi Chawla herself during an interview. Juhi had told- The climax scene of the film was being shot in the railway yard, where Sunny Deol and I were hiding under the trench. The shooting of the scene was going on, when suddenly the train starts moving. I had no idea that the train was going over that trench. If I had made a slight mistake at that time, my neck would have been cut. But I was saved by luck.
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